Open AccessSubepicardial lipoma of the posterior atrioventricular sulcus in children: a case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Qiliang Zhang,
Shi-Hao Lin,
Yu-Kun Chen,
Qiang Chen,
Kai Luo,
Jinghao Zheng,
Hua Cao
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the heart surgery forum/the heart surgery forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1522-6662
pISSN - 1098-3511
DOI - 10.1532/hsf.4557
Subject(s) - medicine , lipoma , sulcus , cardiac tumors , anatomy , surgery , radiology
Cardiac lipoma is rarely reported in the pediatric population. We reported a case of subepicardial lipoma of the posterior atrioventricular sulcus in a child. The tumor was resected successfully and the patient recovered well after the operation.